Readers' comments

In addition to "animal spirits" the article should have mentioned that major private equity firms, including Blackstone, are currently facing antitrust litigation for failing to submit competitive bids. It's thus at least conceivable that Blackstone has an ulterior motive for making such a bid this time, aside from any genuine interest in Dell.

I would expect a bit more research from the Economist in its comments. Nothing is said about the business, its competitive position or financial profile. Where does Dell make money now and is it sustainable? Companies are over or under valued all the time. Getting it right depends on insight, not conformity with "governance" political correctness.